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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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